Czechia vs Norway: Palma ratio (before tax)

Czechia
1.71
in 2022
Norway
1.89
in 2022
Czechia rank
112th
Norway rank
109th

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Czechia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.89 against 1.71 in Czechia, a difference of 0.1805.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 112th and Norway ranks 109th of 113 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Palma ratio (before tax)
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
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The Palma ratio is a measure of inequality that divides the share received by the richest 10% by the share of the poorest 40%. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.